Full-length coding sequences were amplified from SSIII cDNA (Thermo Fisher) using Primestar-GXL polymerase (Takara) and the following primers: fgf20a 5′-AAGCAGGCTCACCATGGGTGCAGTCGGCGA; 5′- GACTGCACCCATGGTGAGCCTGCTTTTTTGTACAAACTTGG; pdgfaa 5′- GCAGATATAAGGTGCGCCAGCGTCACCCA, 5′-CGCGGTTCTCATGGTGAGCCTGCTTTTTTGTACAAACTTGG. Coding sequences were cloned into a hsp70l heatshock misexpression vector from Aman et al., 2018 (link) using NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Master Mix (NEB). Zygotes were injected and raised to 8.5 SSL and given 6 × 1 hr 41°C heatshocks per day for 7 d in a modified Aquaneering rack. Only individuals with epidermal basal cell expression were selected for analysis.
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